The South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative’s

Third Thursday Web ForumFilling the Gaps in the Blueprint: This Year and Next

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Third Thursday Web Forum Agenda

Introductions Updates Monthly Topic: Filling the Gaps in the

Blueprint: This Year and NextQuestions & Discussion of Monthly TopicQuestions & Discussion of SALCCClose

Introductions

Ken McDermond, CoordinatorRua Mordecai, Science CoordinatorJanet Cakir, Socioeconomic Adaption

CoordinatorAmy Keister, GIS CoordinatorLaurie Rounds, Gulf Coast Landscape

Conservation LiaisonGinger Deason, Information Transfer

Specialist/Forest Service Liaison

Updates

SALCC 2012 Request for Proposals openSALCC Co-Chair elected – Marshall WilliamsInnovation in Technology-Enhanced Environmental

Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Award Conservation Planning Atlas team, led by Amy,

deciding on platformCultural Resources Call, led by JanetWelcome Hilary Cole – SCEP student!

www.southatlanticlcc.org

Filling gaps in the blueprint

Mission: Create a shared blueprint for landscape conservation actions that sustain natural and cultural resources

Filling gaps in the blueprint

Mission: Create a shared blueprint for landscape conservation actions that sustain natural and cultural resources

Blueprint: An interactive, living plan that describes the places and actions needed to meet the SALCC’s conservation targets in the face of future change

2012 process

Phase 1: Science assessment What’s already available that covers entire

cooperative? What are the immediately limiting gaps?

2012 process

Phase 1: Science assessment What’s already available that covers entire

cooperative? What are the immediately limiting gaps?

Phase 2: Filling the gaps What are the most important limiting gaps for this

year? Which projects can best fill those gaps?

Phase 1: Science assessment

Phase 1: Science assessment

Phase 1: Science assessment

What’s already available that covers entire cooperative?

JV/fish partnership priorities, Recovery plans, SWAPs, etc.

VDDT models, NBCI cons planning tool

Urban growth models, Southern forest futures…

OCS models…

Connectivity models…

What are the immediately limiting gaps?

Building on other efforts to set SALCC indicators and measureable targets

Impact of hydrologic restoration

Impact of smart growth practices…

Sensitivity analysis on planning models…

Integration of High/low marsh mapping

Definitions

Priority: Desired conservation outcome that is difficult to measure (e.g., Ecological Integrity of rivers and streams)

Indicator: A way to measure a priority (e.g., Miles of fishable and swimmable streams)

Target: A numeric goal for an indicator (e.g., Maintain total miles of fishable and swimmable streams)

Some examples

Integrity of open pine systems (priority) - Brown-headed Nuthatch (indicator) - Increase coastal plain population by 50% (target)

Integrity of estuarine and marine systems (priority) - Sea grasses collectively (indicator) - Double the area of sea grasses (target)

Science assessment: 2012 timeline

3/8: SALCC science assessment complete

3/8 - 3/27: Assessment review (partnership committee, steering committee, consulting team, surrounding LCCs)

4/3 - 4/14: Revised assessment review (web community)

Lessons learned for next year

Need more detail

More opportunities for involvement

Phase 2: Filling the gaps

What are the most important immediately limiting gaps for this year?

Which projects can best fill those gaps?

What are the most immediately limiting gaps for this year?

Mid-April: Science gap ranking (partnership committee and additional folks if recommended by consulting team)

Mid/late April: Draft RFP and ranked gaps to steering committee

Mid/late April: Draft RFP and ranked gaps to surrounding LCCs (opportunities for partnering on process)

What are the most immediately limiting gaps for this year?

Top 12 gaps identified

All were in the top 8 for multiple partnerships

Gaps for 2012 RFP

Synthesis and integration of mapping of high and low marsh

Locations of small dams and obstructions on rivers and streams

Effects of uncertainty in SALCC future landscape models on ecologic response models

Synthesis of mapping of estuarine and marine habitats

Gaps for 2012 RFP

Future changes in major pathways for species invasions

Predictive model of the impact of hydrologic restoration on natural, cultural, and socioeconomic resources

Improve SALCC SLEUTH urban growth model to predict the impact of smart growth practices on suburban/exurban development

Methods for other immediately limiting gaps

Project support from USGS Improved range shift models for all taxa (except

landbirds)For Climate Science Center

Incorporation of vegetation range shifts and agricultural change into future landcover predictions

Predictions of future changes in non-forest agriculture (i.e., crop and pasture)

For SALCC Natural Resource Indicators team Identify SALCC indicators and measurable targets for

those indicators while building on existing planning efforts and measureable targets

Which projects can best fill those gaps?

5/4: Approved RFP released

5/23: 1 page statements of interest due

Statement of interest review (partnership committee and additional subject experts recommended by consulting team and steering committee)

Which projects can best fill those gaps?

Full proposal review (partnership committee and additional subject experts recommended by consulting team and steering committee)

Final check in with surrounding LCCs

Project recommendations to Steering Committee

Final review and recommendation from Steering Committee

Lessons learned

More time needed

Start with trying to fill gaps through specific partners and use SALCC RFP to fill what’s missing?

2012 process

Phase 1: Science assessment What’s already available that covers entire

cooperative? What are the immediately limiting gaps?

Phase 2: Filling the gaps What are the most important limiting gaps for this

year? Which projects can best fill those gaps?

Questions/Comments

Questions or comments from presentation about filling gaps in the blueprint?

Questions or comments in general about the SALCC, what we’re doing, where we’re going, etc.?

Contacts

Ken McDermond – ken_mcdermond@fws.gov

Rua Mordecai – rua@southatlanticlcc.orgJanet Cakir – janet_cakir@nps.govAmy Keister – amy_keister@fws.govLaurie Rounds – laurie.rounds@noaa.govGinger Deason –

ginger@southatlanticlcc.org